• $700 - $900 Desktop build suggestions for a friend?
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My friend is wanting to do video editing, streaming (playing games and streaming to Twitch and whatnot), and gaming of course. Build recommendations? Video editing and streaming is fairly important in this equation.
Does he need keyboard, mouse, monitor, operating system, speakers, etc?
[QUOTE=Levelog;45921148]Does he need keyboard, mouse, monitor, operating system, speakers, etc?[/QUOTE] Requires OS. [editline]8th September 2014[/editline] Sorry, yeah everything is needed. Not just OS.
[url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TTgtkL]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TTgtkL/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url] [b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690]Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] ($223.99 @ Amazon) [b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-h97pcmate]MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[/url] ($88.99 @ Mac Mall) [b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl9d8gbrl]G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] ($72.00 @ Newegg) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003]Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($53.99 @ Amazon) [b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-n760tf2gd5oc]MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card[/url] ($234.99 @ Micro Center) [b]Case:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-case-challenger]Rosewill CHALLENGER ATX Mid Tower Case[/url] ($47.58 @ Amazon) [b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9]XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply[/url] ($54.99 @ NCIX US) [b]Optical Drive:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/lite-on-optical-drive-ihas12414]Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer[/url] ($12.99 @ Newegg) [b]Operating System:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700615]Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)[/url] ($87.99 @ Newegg) [b]Total:[/b] $877.51 [i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i] [i]Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-07 22:38 EDT-0400[/i] [editline]7th September 2014[/editline] Wait, so he does need monitor and such?
[QUOTE=Levelog;45921202][url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TTgtkL]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TTgtkL/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url] [b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690]Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] ($223.99 @ Amazon) [b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-h97pcmate]MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[/url] ($88.99 @ Mac Mall) [b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl9d8gbrl]G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] ($72.00 @ Newegg) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003]Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($53.99 @ Amazon) [b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-n760tf2gd5oc]MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card[/url] ($234.99 @ Micro Center) [b]Case:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-case-challenger]Rosewill CHALLENGER ATX Mid Tower Case[/url] ($47.58 @ Amazon) [b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9]XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply[/url] ($54.99 @ NCIX US) [b]Optical Drive:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/lite-on-optical-drive-ihas12414]Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer[/url] ($12.99 @ Newegg) [b]Operating System:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700615]Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)[/url] ($87.99 @ Newegg) [b]Total:[/b] $877.51 [i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i] [i]Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-07 22:38 EDT-0400[/i] [editline]7th September 2014[/editline] Wait, so he does need monitor and such?[/QUOTE] Yeah, sorry. The full setup. Keyboard, monitor, speakers, mouse.
[QUOTE=rovar;45921214]Yeah, sorry. The full setup. Keyboard, monitor, speakers, mouse.[/QUOTE] well a basic keyboard and mouse is like 10-20, half decent headset is like 45 and up. monitor is another 100-200
This is about as good as I can fit. It's a tight budget for what he needs. [url=http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/6sdDnQ]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/6sdDnQ/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url] [b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i34130]Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor[/url] ($119.99 @ Memory Express) [b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-csmb85me45]MSI CSM-B85M-E45 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[/url] ($78.50 @ Vuugo) [b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-khx16c10b1r8]Kingston Blu Red Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] ($79.99 @ Memory Express) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex]Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($57.99 @ Canada Computers) [b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-gtx750tioc2gd5]Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card[/url] ($159.99 @ NCIX) [b]Case:[/b] [url=http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/fractal-design-case-fdcacore1000usb3bl]Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case[/url] ($34.99 @ Memory Express) [b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9]XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply[/url] ($62.99 @ NCIX) [b]Optical Drive:[/b] [url=http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/lg-optical-drive-gh24nsb0]LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer[/url] ($14.99 @ NCIX) [b]Operating System:[/b] [url=http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700615]Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)[/url] ($99.79 @ DirectCanada) [b]Monitor:[/b] [url=http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/aoc-monitor-e2425swd]AOC E2425SWD 60Hz 24.0" Monitor[/url] ($124.99 @ Canada Computers) [b]Keyboard:[/b] [url=http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-keyboard-gkforcek3]Gigabyte Force K3 Wired Gaming Keyboard[/url] ($29.99 @ NCIX) [b]Mouse:[/b] [url=http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-mouse-sgm2001blon1]Cooler Master CM Storm Xornet Wired Optical Mouse[/url] ($19.99 @ Memory Express) [b]Speakers:[/b] [url=http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/logitech-speakers-980000417]Logitech Z130 5W 2ch Speakers[/url] ($26.50 @ Vuugo) [b]Total:[/b] $910.69 [i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i] [i]Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-08 01:07 EDT-0400[/i]
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